AWE base has cash for 2,200 new jobs

Reading Evening Post: Extra staff as budget doubles to ?2bn "THOUSANDS of new jobs will be created at the nuclear weapons factory in Aldermaston thanks to a Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£1 billion increase in Government cash.

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has revealed it will take on 1,200 contractors to put up new buildings at the plant.

Bosses will also recruit 1,000 new scientists and support staff after the base?s budget was doubled to ?2 billion over the next three years."